The Normans in the South, 1016-1130
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780571280773 (0571280773)
Publish date: November 1st 2011
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Edition language: English
A well researched look at the fascinating history of the "other" Norman conquest, from the initial influx of the Normans as mercenaries, through the rise of the de Hautvilles, to the eventual founding of the Kingdom of Sicily.Some of the periods covered are not well documented in history, and certai...